Product Description

PELLE THE CONQUEROR is based on the first of the four volumes of Martin Andersen Nexo s epic novel. Talented Danish director Bille August focuses on Pelle when he and Lasse find work at Stone Farm. After being humiliated by the farm s young trainee manager Pelle is disappointed when Lasse does not stand up for him. Pelle admires Eric an older immigrant who is not cowed by the farm manager and who dreams of going to America. He watches as an affair develops between Anna an immigrant worker and Nils son of a local dignitary and sees the affair s tragic outcome. Pelle s friend Rud fails his school exams then runs away. Through Pelle Mrs. Olsen whose sailor husband is lost at sea becomes interested in Lasse. Pelle observes the drinking of Mrs. Kongstrup wife of the farm s owner and the philandering of her husband. He sees Mrs. Kongstrup s niece the lovely Sine arrive and witnesses the disastrous consequences of her visit. At the center of these events is the striking young Pelle Hvenegaard. It is his face that August focuses on his mind that is forming right onscreen as Pelle observes and reacts and learns and then moves on alone.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN UPC: 692865146339 Manufacturer No: T-1463

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29583 in DVD
• Brand: Trinity
• Released on: 2006-10-24
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 150 minutes

Features

• PELLE THE CONQUEROR is based on the first of the four volumes of Martin Andersen Nexo s epic novel. Talented Danish director Bille August focuses on Pelle when he and Lasse find work at Stone Farm. After being humiliated by the farm s young trainee manager, Pelle is disappointed when Lasse does not stand up for him. Pelle admires Eric, an older immigrant who is not cowed by the farm manager and wh